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Jazz Thu Jul 30 2009
Free Summer Jazz Series Kicks Off Tonight
Grab your mini-picnic table and a bottle of wine--Millennium Park kicks off their fifth season of free summer jazz tonight. Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz features some of Chicago's leading jazz musicians presenting a different style each week. Tonight gets things started with Echoes of Dreams and Inspiration: Chicago Improvisers Orchestra Presents Lincolniana and Sounds of Hope Suite, a tribute to Presidents Lincoln and Obama by composers Elbio Barilari and Kahil El' Zabar.
You'll also get to see some of Chicago's smallest jazz musicians in action; each week the performance begins with a short set by young, aspiring musicians from Chicago-area high schools as part of the Jazz Institute of Chicago's Jazz Links Student Ensembles. The show begins at 6:30pm at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
